By Cara Sprunk
6:28pm PDT, Sep 13, 2021
The Met Gala is trend’s greatest night time of the 12 months! The annual New York Metropolis ball advantages the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork’s Costume Institute and celebrates the opening of a particular yearly trend exhibit that units the tone for the night time’s model. Together with Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, virtually yearly brings a star co-chair. 2021’s Met Gala on Sept. 13 featured a really younger crop of 4 — music star Billie Eilish, poet Amanda Gorman, actor Timothée Chalamet and tennis champ Naomi Osaka. They’re seen right here posing collectively all dressed to have fun this 12 months’s theme: “In America: A Lexicon of Style.”
Be part of Wonderwall.com as we glance again on the different stars who’ve beforehand served as Met Gala co-chairs…
Nicole Kidman kicked issues off in 2003, turning into the primary Met Gala celeb co-chair. 2003 additionally marked Nicole’s first look on the gala. Naturally, she sparkled (alongside visitor Adrien Brody) in a gold one-shoulder Gucci by Tom Ford robe, good for that 12 months’s theme: “Goddess: The Classical Mode.”
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In 2006, Sienna Miller walked the Met Gala purple carpet in a liquid gold sequined Burberry gown designed by Christopher Bailey (who co-chaired the occasion along with her). The English actress was an ideal selection for co-chair contemplating that 12 months’s theme: “AngloMania: Custom and Transgression in British Style.” She beloved her gown a lot that she even re-wore it for an evening out in December 2018 — greater than 12 years later.
Cate Blanchett wore a shimmering gold Balenciaga robe when she co-chaired the Met Gala in 2007 because it celebrated the theme “Poiret: King of Style.” Coincidentally, years later within the 2018 film “Oceans 8,” Cate performed a con artist who participates in an elaborate jewel heist on the Met Gala.
In 2008, George Clooney was one among two celeb co-chairs for the “Superheroes: Style and Fantasy”-themed Met Gala. He attended with then-girlfriend Sarah Larson. That 12 months’s designer co-chair was Giorgio Armani, a favourite of George’s — he wore an Armani tux on his wedding ceremony day!
Julia Roberts was a co-chair with George Clooney for the 2008 Met Gala, which is regularly generally known as the Oscars of trend. She wore Armani Privé and arrived on designer Giorgio Armani’s arm.
Supermodel Kate Moss took on co-chairing duties on the 2009 Met Gala, which celebrated the theme “Mannequin as Muse.” She walked the purple carpet in a Marc Jacobs lamé gown and customized YSL pumps and accessorized her frock with a turban by Stephen Jones and a brooch by Harry Winston.
Justin Timberlake labored alongside Kate Moss in 2009 to co-chair the “Mannequin As Muse”-themed Met Gala. The pop star walked the purple carpet with then-girlfriend (now-wife) Jessica Biel, who wore a strapless Versace robe.
2010’s Met Gala boasted Oprah Winfrey as a co-chair. The media titan walked the purple carpet with designer Oscar de la Renta. Oprah was a becoming host for that 12 months’s theme, “American Girl: Fashioning a Nationwide Identification.”
In 2011, Colin Firth co-chaired the occasion alongside Anna Wintour, who runs issues yearly, and designer Stella McCartney. The British actor walked the purple carpet with then-wife Livia Giuggioli, who wore a jumpsuit with a removable skirt from Stella’s trend assortment. One other British designer impressed that 12 months’s theme: “Alexander McQueen: Savage Magnificence.”
Carey Mulligan took on co-chairing duties in 2012 with designer Miuccia Prada (and honorary co-chair Jeff Bezos, the founding father of Amazon) to honor the exhibit “Schiaparelli and Prada: Inconceivable Conversations.” Carey, who naturally wore Prada to the occasion, was chosen partially as a result of she’s a fan of the designer.
Rooney Mara labored alongside Lauren Santo Domingo of Moda Operandi and Givenchy’s Riccardo Tisci to chair the 2013 Met Gala, which featured the theme “PUNK: Chaos to Couture.” Rooney wore Givenchy that night time.
Beyonce was named honorary co-chair of the 2013 Met Gala. Like occasion co-chair Rooney Mara, she additionally wore Givenchy Haute Couture, designed by co-chair Riccardo Tisci. The singer has been often attending the epic occasion since 2008.
The 2014 Met Gala celebrated the “Charles James: Past Style” exhibit and welcomed Bradley Cooper as one of many celeb co-chairpersons. He wore a Tom Ford tux and attended with then-girlfriend Suki Waterhouse, although they didn’t stroll the purple carpet collectively.
Together with Bradley Cooper, Sarah Jessica Parker additionally co-chaired the Met Gala in 2014. The style maven wore a two-tone duchesse satin robe by Oscar de la Renta. “Did you see his title on the again?” SJP requested on the occasion, displaying off the designer’s signature in purple throughout the robe’s tail. Maintain studying to see it for your self…
“I mentioned to Mr. de la Renta, ‘Please let me use scarlet embroidery thread, and splash your title throughout the again.’ It was my concept. He would by no means in one million years have executed it, he is far too modest,” 2014 Met Gala co-chairperson Sarah Jessica Parker mentioned.
Anna Wintour tapped Jennifer Lawrence to help her with chairperson duties in 2015. To have fun the theme “China: By the Trying Glass,” J.Legislation wore a Dior cherry blossom-embroidered robe. Regardless of her function, Jennifer instructed E! that she doesn’t take into account herself terribly trendy. “I actually wouldn’t name myself a trend icon. I might name myself any individual who will get dressed by professionals. [It’s like,] ‘Dance, monkey, dance’ proper on the purple carpet.’ I might name me extra of a monkey.”
Taylor Swift co-chaired the Met Gala in 2016. In becoming with the theme, “Manus x Machina: Style in an Age of Expertise,” the pop star wore a metallic robe by Louis Vuitton. A month earlier, Taylor’s third Vogue cowl debuted. “I am thrilled that it is Taylor Swift, who’s my co-chair this 12 months on the Met Gala,” Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour mentioned on “Right this moment.” “We very a lot wished to provide Taylor a brand new look, make her right into a type of a rock ‘n’ roll chick.” The look clearly carried over to the gala itself.
Taylor Swift was aided by Idris Elba for the 2016 Met Gala fundraiser. “I am really a little bit of a tech geek, so after I was requested to co-host this explicit occasion, with the ‘Manus x Machina’ present setting the tone, I used to be super-excited,” Idris, who wore Tom Ford, instructed Vogue.
As a co-chair of trend’s greatest night time in 2017, Gisele Bundchen wore a pewter embroidered robe by Stella McCartney with a big cut-out over her again.
Gisele Bundchen‘s husband, Tom Brady, wasn’t simply escorting her on the 2017 Met Gala — he was additionally a co-chair himself. The NFL quarterback wore a grey velvet Tom Ford tuxedo to match his spouse, whose look he described as “bootylicious” in a purple carpet interview with Vogue’s André Leon Talley.
Katy Perry was additionally a co-chair on the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Artwork of the In-Between”-themed Met Gala in 2017. The pop star went all out in a purple ensemble that includes a veil, all by Maison Margiela by John Galliano.
Pharrell Williams rounded out the 4 celeb co-hosts of the 2017 Met Gala. The musician and producer wore a really dressed-down outfit by Comme des Garçons. “There must be no boundaries — I realized that from Comme des Garçons,” he mentioned in 2014, Vogue reported.
For the 2018 Met Gala, Amal Clooney served as co-chair 10 years after her husband did. The British human rights lawyer walked the purple carpet in a hybrid look comprised of trousers and a rose-covered skirt by English designer Richard Quinn then turned into a purple mosaic robe by Tom Ford as soon as contained in the occasion.
Rihanna was the opposite celeb co-chair on the 2018 Met Gala, and he or she went all out in honor of that 12 months’s theme: “Heavenly Our bodies: Style and the Catholic Creativeness.” The singer interpreted it fairly actually with a papal-inspired look by Margiela, full with a mitre hat, Christian Louboutin heels, earrings by Maria Tash and Cartier jewels.
